CSNC rep for North West region Sherri Kitson credit Mark Thomas

Meet the rep - Sherry Kitson, North West control staff national committee

1. What made you want to become a rep? I didn’t want to become a rep. I had just returned from maternity leave and the reps in North West Fire Control had stood down. I was passionate about the issues we were facing and nobody else was coming forward. I’m glad I did though! 2. What is your proudest...

Pay 2022 and 2023: implementation and next steps

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Dear Brother/Sister Pay 2022 and 2023: implementation and next steps On 6 March 2023, I issued circular 2023HOC0136MW. This reported the vote (by 96%) to accept the revised pay offer from the...
Cornwall control win

Campaigning pays off as council cancels plans to close control

Fire control and firefighter members in Cornwall have saved the service’s fire control centre through months of organising and campaigning. Cornwall council was planning to outsource emergency fire calls to outside the region. FBU members condemned this as a threat to public safety and vital fire...

Massive step forward in fight to save Cornwall control

By Ben Duncan-Duggal
FBU members in Cornwall are celebrating a huge step forward in a fight to save control in the county. In September the chief fire officer informed control staff that the entire control service would be shut. All staff were to be made redundant or redeployed. Fire control in the area was to be...

Cornwall fire control staff call for public support to halt service closure

By Ben Duncan-Duggal
Firefighter control staff are calling for the public to back them as a meeting of councillors decides whether to close the entire fire control service in Cornwall. Firefighter control staff handle calls from the public, provide safety guidance and deploy resources during incidents. On Thursday 6th...

Cornwall fire service control operation to be scrapped

By Ben Duncan-Duggal
Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service is set to scrap its entire control operation on money-saving grounds, in a move first revealed to fire control and officials on Tuesday 14th September. Firefighter control staff handle calls from the public, provide safety guidance and deploy resources during...

Firefighter magazine, August September 2022

Front cover August September 2022
This issue of Firefighter includes news on this year’s ‘insulting’ 2% pay offer, the BA policy awareness campaign and the union’s response to the Westminster government’s White Paper. Features include a piece on solidarity from Control members, the real cause of inflation, the DECON campaign one...

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Rebecca Lewington control member Beds c Stefano Cagnoni

Control - part of the team

We must rebuild links and strengthen solidarity inside the FBU, says Rebecca Lewington acting regional chair for Eastern region Fire service, where's the emergency?...... ….. and with that, Fire Control are in attendance. We will remain there until the last crew leaves the scene. From now on...
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